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TIL Russia and Japan have never formally signed a peace-treaty ending war between the two nations.

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grW0A TIL of Gregorio Dati (1362 – 1435), a Florentine merchant, public official, and diarist. He had 15 siblings, 4 wives, and 26 kids. He survived the Black Plague twice, and outlived 3 wives and 19 kids. He was consul of the Silk Guild, head of the Florentine Signoria, and overseer of an orphanage.
xV8n0 TIL that the majority of Americans teenagers are still virgins by the time they hit eighteen, and the number using birth control has increased over time.
aQ00 TIL that around 90% of East Asian School Children are myopic.
VMOOG TIL we are around 1cm taller in the morning than by the end of the day, due to compressien cartilage in our spine and in other parts of our bodies
wLNDE TIL to call someone a monitor lizard in thailand is one of the worst insults or curses in the thai language. so much that people have been killed over it and a politician who called protesters this made front page news. it's so offensive its basically banned in broadcast media.